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How to use spite in a sentence

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For the singer, it is arguable that success has come in spite of, rather than because of, her father.
In spite of its militarily advantageous location, it has witnessed profound struggle nearly from its inception.
And his life force was so strong that in spite of this modest shelter and the total lack of medical care, he triumphed over death.
In spite of socialist rhetoric and tight economic controls, socialism was in no way a serious prospect.
The famous ending invites the reader to 'take the morality' of the Tale in spite of its apparent lightness of substance.
However, in spite of the gloom, government sources yesterday suggested that perhaps all is not lost.
The celebrated right-winger had been off-colour throughout the tournament in spite of pep talks by the management.
This is in spite of government pressure for the university to come into line with other universities which charge overseas students higher fees.
In spite of this, they seem to have completely forgotten this principle when they fail to apprize the value of the Wordless Scriptures.
In spite of the run-down facilities, the ma-and-pop owners and the friendliest and most approachable people in Hong Kong.
In spite of their overwhelming vote for the violet on Arbor Day in 1897, their favorite flower wasn't officially adopted.
Although the vessel was listing to starboard, the skipper continued towards a small island in spite of warnings from the group.
In spite of her age, she travels extensively and remains a very active and lively person, known for her remarkable joie de vivre.
And yet, as Bliss notes, no one even suggested naming the medical school after its benefactress, in spite of her spectacular gift.
In spite of the loss, Waterloo must look to next season with optimism, especially given the talented young players who were rookies this season.
In spite of his advancing years, he has regularly paraded nobly through the division lobbies in the cause of the suppression of vice.
She does not like the movie her mother's lodger has, in a fit of petty spite, given her mother and her free tickets to see.
In spite of the roughness of her hard-worked hands, they had a gentle touch.
In spite of the high priority given to the long-range rocket programs, progress was difficult.
The deflationary spiral under the long-wave Kondratiev cycle is far from over, in spite of appearances.
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But in spite of this, and the uncanniness of his appearance, there was something about Outa Karel that drew one to him.
In spite of the darkness, he could not refrain from unrolling the mildewed cover.
For her he was still the unconquered, in spite of his loyal endeavour to seem conquered.
In spite of his unconventionally and unorthodox views on religion and his own profession, he was very successful.
In spite of my winding it my watch stopped and the hours slipped by uncounted.
In spite of her passion for fresh air, Jan shivered herself as she undressed.
Most of the settlers in thornhill were well, in spite of the cold, except Mrs Kemp.
She's a missable little thing to any one who likes her, and she can tempt him to speak out in spite of himself when he gets back.
During the Thermidorian reaction, in spite of his incontestable honesty, he was accused by the anti-revolutionists.
Nevertheless, the Sultan detected a shade of hesitation in spite of the magniloquence of this refusal.
But in spite of all this he could stand like a gaby and let folks make a laughing-stock of him?
When one wants to marry, he generally does so in spite of the obstacles which maladroit legislation may have piled up.
There was, in spite of what the girl called her falsity, something generous about her.
In spite of the chill outside, he was wearing only a topcoat over his pajamas.
Mrs. Hobbs, in spite of her faultfinding and temper, had been a competent and careful housekeeper.
She was full-bodied and soft, but well-shaped in spite of a trace of plumpness.
The editors usually call it a feature story because it is worth printing in spite of the fact that it has no news value.
Salem held one under his nose, in spite of a feint to interrupt them by the soldiers.
Because of their humanness has come all the noble growth of civilization, in spite of their maleness.
The latter had kept him in power in spite of numerous accusations of malversation and extravagance.
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